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Cost of college went up for resident students at Elgin Community College

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In-state tuition and fees rose 2.8 percent for 2018-19 at Elgin Community College, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Illinois residents paid $10,740 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $288 more than the $10,452 charged for 2017-18.

Non-resident students would have paid 11.4 percent more than residents this year, or $11,959. Non-resident tuition and fees were reduced 0 percent from $11,964 in 2017-18.

100 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Illinois residents.

Data shows 51 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 375 students received grants or scholarships totaling $1.6 million and 63 students took out student loans totaling more than $237,177.

Including all undergraduates (9,567), 3,321 students used grants or scholarships totaling $12.1 million, and 590 students took out $2.5 million in federal student loans.

The cost of attending
Enrollment2015-162016-172017-182018-19Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19
In-state9,567$10,439$10,439$10,452$10,7402.9%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Elgin Community College in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants32136%$1,237,175$3,854
State / local grant or scholarship14516%$185,687$1,281
Institutional grants or scholarships10812%$140,877$1,304
Grant or scholarship aid total37543%$1,563,739$4,170
Federal student loans637%$237,177$3,765
Other student loans00%$0-
Student loan aid637%$237,177$3,765
Total student aid45051%--

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